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StevenGude

I am currently 17, 18 in on the 24th of october.
I am doing my A2's at the moment and they aren't going as well as i wanted. At AS level i got a E in design technology (the grade is been appealed by the school as the exam board knocked it down 2 grades), E in Biology, D in history and D in general studies.
I am finding it uninteresting (apart from DT), and i just can't motivate myself to do it. I am afraid that i am wasting 2 years of my life as i dont want to be at school i want to be in employment or an apprentiship.
I would like to do something interesting, i considered teaching but my grades are not good enough. Building would be good or maybe something to do with sales.
Eventually when i have some capital i would like to go into something like property development.

Any advice on wether i should stay on at school, job suggestions or places where i can go to get advice, or any general advice would be welcome.

stormbind · Posted: Tue Oct 20, 2009 3:46 am Post subject:

I think education gets more expensive as you get older and it might be better to do it while you are still living with parents.

Education is like a car with push, steering and wheels. The school gives the wheels. The push and steering are up to you.

Most people your age are following education because they are told it's the natural thing to do. Older people who follow education might be doing it for a different reason. The reason for being at school has a big influence on the push and steering.

If you want to do property development, then I tentatively suggest aiming for a degree in economics. Many of the richest people in England share that combination!

I do not know what design technology is. However, technology can be good for people who like to get busy and finish tasks. In contrast, design can be good for people who like to think about situations and start tasks.

I say that designers do not finish their work because they keep improving their work until they meet the point of diminishing returns (or run out of time) and then they stop. The point of diminishing returns is when adding more effort makes only a small difference.

StevenGude · Posted: Tue Oct 20, 2009 10:45 pm Post subject:

Design Technology is designing a product, developing it, then making it Smile

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